Automation

Automation

A technique, method or system of operating a process by highly automatic means, in order to reduce human intervention and increase speed and efficiency.

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encoder marker

Automation; Industrial automation

A once-per-revolution signal provided by some incremental encoders to specify a reference point within that revolution. Also known as zero reference signal.

online editing

Automation; Industrial automation

Editing a ladder logic program in a programmable controller while the program is running.

interactive computing

Automation; Industrial automation

The type of processing where the user of the system communicates directly with the system to perform certain checks on the data and to handle certain kinds of transactions.

intrinsic safety barrier (passive barrier)

Automation; Industrial automation

A barrier that, when a dangerous voltage is coming from the safe area, shunts fault current through zener diodes toward ground until a fuse breaks to maintain an open-circuit ...

data set ready (DSR)

Automation; Industrial automation

A signal that indicates the modem is connected, powered up, and ready for data transmission.

load regulation

Automation; Industrial automation

Steady-state decrease in the value of a specified variable due to a specified increase in the load, generally from no load to full load.

board (card)

Automation; Industrial automation

1) A printed-circuit board. 2) A printed-circuit-board assembly — in the sense that the (printed-circuit) board is physically the main component of a printed-circuit-board ...